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June 4th, 2013 23:14 GMT

2013 GSL Season 2

WCS Korea Season II - Up/Downs



Up/Down Group F Recap
Yonghwa and Keen advance!


Up/Down Group E Preview
YuGiOh, Gumiho, Swagger, Creator. Jangbi


Brackets and standings on Liquipedia

Up/Down: Group F Recap

by Waxangel

Results from Live Report Thread by NovemberstOrm.
+ Show Spoiler [Overall Results] +
(Z)Crazy <Bel'Shir Vestige> (T)KeeN
(P)Avenge <Atlas> (P)YongHwa
(Z)Crazy <Star Station> (T)sC
(P)YongHwa <Red City> (T)KeeN
(P)Avenge <Daybreak> (T)sC
(P)YongHwa <Akilon Wastes> (Z)Crazy
(T)KeeN<Whirlwind> (T)sC
(P)Avenge <Whirlwind> (Z)Crazy
(P)YongHwa <Bel'Shir Vestige> (T)sC
(P)Avenge <Akilon Wastes> (T)KeeN

Tie-breaker between YongHwa, Keen & Avenge
(P)YongHwa <Akilon Wastes>(T)KeeN
(P)Avenge<DF Atlas>(P)YongHwa
(P)Avenge(T)KeeN




(T)KeeN: 5-1
(P)YongHwa: 4-2
(P)Avenge: 3-3
(T)sC: 0-4
(Z)Crazy: 1-3



Keen and YongHwa advance to the Starleague!


Veteran Savvy
– (T)MVP.KeeN and (P)LG-IM_YongHwa advance to the Starleague


For the two year StarCraft II veteran (P)LG-IM_YongHwa, a change of scenery was just the thing he needed to finally make it into one of Korea's premier tournaments. Until last night, he was a player who had run afoul of fate, being constantly denied Code S status for the unluckiest reasons: a scheduling mishap with the IEM World Championship, a debilitating eye-infection just before an Up/Down group, or a bracket draw against the prodigy Life just as he began to peak.

In terms of format, nothing was different about last night's Group F. The Up/Down matches were being played using the same rules the GSL had codified back in 2011: A five-man round robin, with the top two players qualifying for Korea's premier tournament. But a change in name seemed to make all the difference for Yonghwa. He was not fighting for a spot in the next season of Code S, but in the next season of the OnGameNet Starleague.

Season Two Starleague Players

Season One Top Eight (8)
(Z)Soulkey, (T)INnoVation, (P)sOs, (Z)Symbol, (Z)LosirA, (Z)RorO, (T)Bomber, (P)PartinG

Challenger League Bracket Stage Winners (12)
(P)Flying, (Z)hyvaa, (T)SuperNova, (Z)Life, (T)Flash, (P)Trap, (Z)RagnaroK, (P)Squirtle, (Z)Shine, (Z)soO, (P)Rain, (T)Bbyong,

Challenger League Group Stage Winners (8/12)
(Z)Leenock, (T)Maru, (T)FanTaSy, (Z)Savage, (P)First, (P)Hurricane, (P)YongHwa, (T)KeeN
While the StarCraft gods finally showed mercy upon a player who had frequently been called the "best player in Code A," they made sure things weren't easy for Yonghwa. A 3 - 1 finish in the round-robin is often enough for a player to advance directly out of the group, but in Group F, two other players tied Yonghwa: (T)MVP.KeeN, one of Code S' regular patrons, and (P)ST_Avenge, a long time prospect finally starting to reach his potential in HotS. A round of tie-breakers was required, and things did not get off to a good start for the long-suffering LG-IM Protoss. A daring medivac paratrooper attack from Keen caught YongHwa's one-colossus defense off guard and put Yonghwa 1 loss away from elimination.

Things stayed dangerous for Yonghwa as he went up against Avenge, who decided to go for an aggressive early attack in hopes of finishing Yonghwa off. However, Yonghwa stayed calm in the face of elimination, executing superbly on defense with a combination of probes and stalkers. A counter-attack forced the GG from Avenge, and Yonghwa was left to await the result of the Avenge vs. Keen match to see if there would be another round of tie-breakers with everyone tied at 1 - 1, or if Keen could finish the job and get them into the OSL. Fortunately for Yonghwa, Keen also proved to be quite the clutch performer as he held off Avenge's proxy oracles with ease, bringing the group to an end.

Quick Hits on the Rest

(T)FXO.sC: The 'Prodigal Son' has had a pretty successful return to StarCraft II so far after dabbling in LoL, but getting directly to the OSL might have been too tall an order on such short notice.

(Z)KT_Crazy: Nothing much to say about Crazy, with many considering him the weakest player going into the group at the start.

(P)ST_Avenge: Avenge got to show off his all-in favoring style in this group, and it almost got him through to the OSL. A pretty decent showing for a fast rising player.

Up/Down Group E Preview

by Waxangel

5. (P)MVP.Swagger

I could write about Swagger/Killer/Sangho's gameplay, but I'll just go with the line Monk gave me that summarizes him pretty well: He plays like it's still 2011. Now we have that out of the way, here's a little Killer anecdote.

After joining on Team MVP as a player, Killer seemed become a de facto coach of the team. While he explicitly denied that he was moving into coaching and emphasized that he was a competitor first and foremost, it didn't stop a constant stream of compliments from fellow MVP players who credited his leadership and advice for their success. On the whole, you could say Killer is one of the best coaches who isn't really a coach.

Unfortunately, no leader is perfect, and at some point you're inevitably going to disappoint your team. As MVP went up against team Karont3 in the Acer TeamStory Cup with their perfect record on the line, the Duran-Duran duo of Lucifron and Vortix was on the verge of handing the Korean juggernauts their first loss. Bang, Finale (x2 via revival), Monster had all gone down, putting team MVP down to their last runner. So, who came running to the rescue? Keen? Sniper? Vampire? No, it was Killer who came out as the team's final ace for a showdown against Vortix. And of course, Vortix held off Killer's all-in, scoring the 5 - 4 victory for Karont3, and giving MVP what would be their only loss of the tournament.


4. (Z)ROOT.YugiOh

As a Korean on a foreign team who would have had a pretty good shot at making the WCS America Premier division, YuGiOh valiantly decided to stick it out in Korea. So he has been rewarded for such bravery, breaking through the Code B qualifiers, getting past the first round of Code A, and now has a chance to qualify for the OSL. Unfortunately, from what we've seen from YuGiOh in the Acer TeamStory Cup and at DreamHack suggest the Starleague is beyond his grasp. Sorry YuGiOh, if you're regularly dropping games to foreigners, online AND offline, it's really hard for us to say you can crack the top 32 in Korea. On the other hand, we sincerely congratulate your return to Code A, even if it's called the Challenger League now. In our hearts, you are and always will be the true King of Code A.


3. (P)CreatorPrime

After we wrote Creator a check for $16,000 for winning TSL4, we had big hopes for the youngster from Prime. And for a time, he really delivered on the hype. By taking #1 at WCS Korea and second place at the WCS World Finals, he seemed to lock himself in as one of the stars who would lead the Protoss race in 2013. Yet, somehow, HotS seems to have ruined him completely. He's 16 - 18 in the new expansion with three of those wins coming against Minigun, who happens to be North American. He dropped out of Code S in the Ro32, is on a four game losing streak in the GSTL, and dropped a Code A series to SuperNoVa to come into the Up/Downs. He really needs to stop the bleeding now, but he just hasn't shown us any reason to be hopeful about his chances. Unless he had some incredible epiphany about pro-gaming, StarCraft, and life in general over the last two weeks, then he's only going to continue to fall.


2. (P)Samsung_JangBi

Perhaps the best Brood War player in the world when the game ceased to be played professionally in Korea, Jangbi has been one of the players who has been slow to adjust to SC2. However, the point is that he HAS been adjusting, and he's come a long way from the times when he mistakenly pressed guardian shield instead of force field in tight situations. He's become a reliable #2 man behind RorO for Samsung KHAN, and has quietly racked up the tenth most wins overall this season. All of that means we think it's time. JangBi is now ready to step back into the OSL arena, back into the tournament where he has won two championship in Brood War.


1. (T)FXO.GuMiho

I have to admit that it hasn't been a good season for the most entertaining Terran in the world. He dropped out of the Code S Ro16, lost his Code A match to Ragnarok, and is now in danger of having to spend the next season down in the Challenger League. Even outside Code S, he hasn't been doing all that hot. He was disappointingly eliminated from DreamHack: Stockholm by Jaedong, and he's been doing poorly in his usual stomping grounds of the GSTL.

But hey, isn't that business as usual for Gumiho? Besides that one season where he reached the Code S semis, Gumiho has never been a particularly good Code S player – but he always manages to smash his Up/Down group to make it back for another go the next season. When Curious called him the new Code S gatekeeper, he really did have a point. Unless we see more evidence that there's been real shift in Gumiho's level, we have to pick the Code S regular to make it to next season's Starleague.

Writers: Waxangel.
Graphics: shiroiusagi.
Editor: Waxangel.
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Gorribal
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
Canada186 Posts
June 04 2013 23:21 GMT
#2
"He dropped out of the Code S Ro32" GuMiho made it to the Ro16.
"PartinG keeps touching us and groping us (laughs)." - Rain
Fusilero
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United Kingdom50293 Posts
June 04 2013 23:23 GMT
#3
Gumibear didn't drop out in the RO32, he murdered rain and hyun to get into the RO16. He dropped out then losing his 4th rematch to kangho after beating kangho in first match, losing to symbol in winners then losing 2-1 to said kangho in final match.
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Paragleiber
Profile Joined June 2009
413 Posts
June 04 2013 23:24 GMT
#4
"He dropped out of the Code S Ro32, lost his Code A match to Ragnarok, and is now in danger of having to spend the next season down in the Challenger League."

There is a mistake. He lost in the Ro16.
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jubil
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2602 Posts
June 04 2013 23:39 GMT
#5
This is super petty but I kinda wish there was more hype about Keen (didn't actually see all the games so maybe they were just all boring).

Also, Creator and Gumiho fighting! Especially hoping Creator can stop his slump...
Marineking-Polt-Maru-Fantasy-Solar-Xenocider-Suppy fighting!
catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3829 Posts
June 04 2013 23:58 GMT
#6
On June 05 2013 08:23 Fusilero wrote:
Gumibear didn't drop out in the RO32, he murdered rain and hyun to get into the RO16. He dropped out then losing his 4th rematch to kangho after beating kangho in first match, losing to symbol in winners then losing 2-1 to said kangho in final match.

ya ikr

go swag master gg!
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
June 05 2013 00:05 GMT
#7
On June 05 2013 08:21 Gorribal wrote:
"He dropped out of the Code S Ro32" GuMiho made it to the Ro16.

also he was lastpicked after innovation in ro16 selection :>
ez win for gumiho
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isaachukfan
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
Canada785 Posts
June 05 2013 00:07 GMT
#8
As much as i'd like creator to stop the slump (just please, please let Prime win just once), I think Jangbi and Gumi are clearly the best players in the group.
I think they'll finish in any order of first place and second place, outclassing everyone else in the group.
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FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-05 00:13:42
June 05 2013 00:10 GMT
#9
Pretty much agree with the predictions. Maybe I could see Yugioh ahead of Creator, for some reason that guy has been falling off in HotS big time. Also from what I've seen in HotS and recall from WoL, ZvP was always Yugioh's best

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Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
June 05 2013 00:27 GMT
#10
gogo gumi/creator!
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Emzeeshady
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada4203 Posts
June 05 2013 01:10 GMT
#11
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Usagi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Spain1647 Posts
June 05 2013 01:27 GMT
#12
Gumiho = Quality, want to see him in the OSL
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
June 05 2013 01:30 GMT
#13
Gumiho does better in Bo1s, but in longer sets, he seems to falter
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negativedge
Profile Joined December 2011
4279 Posts
June 05 2013 02:00 GMT
#14
YongHwa's title has historically been the best player in Code B, not the best player in Code A.

I certainly hope Jangbi makes it, but the Jangbang might not be able to carry the day in a group with two other Protoss players. He hasn't looks that great in PvP.
PVJ
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Hungary5214 Posts
June 05 2013 02:13 GMT
#15
Jangbang !?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (This is the best I can come up with.)
The heart's eternal vow
Farmer Poopy
Profile Joined October 2011
258 Posts
June 05 2013 02:30 GMT
#16
The racial distribution is looking great so far.
asdfOu
Profile Joined August 2011
United States2089 Posts
June 05 2013 03:01 GMT
#17
Creator and Creator to advance #primefaith
rip prime
DRTnOOber
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
New Zealand476 Posts
June 05 2013 03:28 GMT
#18
Gumiho is going to get Jangbanged. Hard.
But I'm off creep... and so I slow down, what are hellions doing here? I don't belong here...
Zerg.Zilla
Profile Joined February 2012
Hungary5029 Posts
June 05 2013 06:04 GMT
#19
GuMiho,Jangbi! <3
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bittman
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia8759 Posts
June 05 2013 06:32 GMT
#20
I'm hoping that the bets are right. Gumiho + Jangbi please!
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